In the example below, students selected a favorite book that they had read and wrote a brief "commercial" or book review. This was then recorded in Voicethread and posted on the Library Website. Here's an example of one of the classes:
Doug Valentine, an elementary librarian in Texas, creates booktalks with his students using: a self-portrait, a booktalk script written by the student, and Crazy Talk software. He then creates a glogster poster to showcase the work.
Students will LOVE this alternative to the traditional booktalk format. These book trailers get kids excited about reading books in the same way that watching movie trailers makes you want to see a new movie.
Embed them on your library website or wiki.
Get in tune with your patrons wants and needs. Create a digital "Suggestion box" on your library media center home page using Google Forms.
See this example.
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Web 2.0: Online Books & Bookmaking
Online Bookmaking
Tikatok Kids can write, illustrate and publish their own books here, read what others have written, collaborate as writers and/or illustrator, comment on what others have written. Printed copies can be ordered. MixBook Upload images, add text, embed on your webpage or blog, order a printed version.
Storybird Build your own stories (with images) and share them with others
Google Search Stories are awesome! By typing in search terms, you create a short story--no tech skills are necessary! This is a great way to get students started with digital storytelling. Teacher hint: Create one YouTube account for the class and change the password after the class has made their search stories.
Kidsvid
everything kids need to start creating video stories.
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PROMOTING READING IN YOUR LIBRARY THE WEB 2.0 WAY
Tools for Reading Promotion
You can make the screensavers on the library computers out of some of these:Digital Frames
Put Digital Frames to use in your media center. Easily create these with images or PowerPoints saved as images. Ideas for use include:- Author study
- Announcements, reminders, and events coming up
- Silent book promotion (image cover and key elements in picture format from story)
- Use to teach presentation zen by forcing storytelling with just pictures
Thanks to LMS Caylen Whitesides of York Comprehensive High School in York, SC for sharing these ideas at SC Edtech, 2008ALA's "READ" Image Generator
http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/publishing/graphics/READ_Mini_Posters.cfmCreate your own mini-READ poster to post on your school library blog or wiki. Have students and staff hold their favorite book.
Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.
21st Century Book Reports
In the example below, students selected a favorite book that they had read and wrote a brief "commercial" or book review. This was then recorded in Voicethread and posted on the Library Website. Here's an example of one of the classes:CrazyTalk Booktalks
Find more videos like this on TeacherLibrarianNetwork
Google Forms for Book Recommendations
Make your wiki interactive by embedding a Google Form Template. Your results are in the form of a spreadsheet.Book Trailers
Students will LOVE this alternative to the traditional booktalk format. These book trailers get kids excited about reading books in the same way that watching movie trailers makes you want to see a new movie.Embed them on your library website or wiki.
Get in tune with your patrons wants and needs. Create a digital "Suggestion box" on your library media center home page using Google Forms.
See this example.
]
Web 2.0: Online Books & Bookmaking
Online Bookmaking
Tikatok Kids can write, illustrate and publish their own books here, read what others have written, collaborate as writers and/or illustrator, comment on what others have written. Printed copies can be ordered.MixBook Upload images, add text, embed on your webpage or blog, order a printed version.
Publish student writing with Isuu (from Joyce Valenza)
Zooburst: Make virtual pop-up books!
zooburst.mp4
Storybird Build your own stories (with images) and share them with others
Google Search Stories are awesome! By typing in search terms, you create a short story--no tech skills are necessary! This is a great way to get students started with digital storytelling. Teacher hint: Create one YouTube account for the class and change the password after the class has made their search stories.
Kidsvid
everything kids need to start creating video stories.